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North Central College

North Central College is a private campus in Naperville proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a United Methodist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$13,752

family income
under $30k

$16,536

$30–48k

$18,725

$48–75k

$23,967

$75–110k

$27,279

over $110k

Average net price

$21,0442023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at North Central College has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $25,605 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $21,044.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,966
2009	$19,202
2010	$18,093
2011	$20,319
2012	$21,737
2013	$22,336
2014	$22,627
2015	$23,153
2016	$24,231
2017	$23,599
2018	$24,786
2019	$25,199
2020	$25,605
2021	$23,439
2022	$23,033
2023	$21,044

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$57,2192024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at North Central College rose from $35,745 (2009) to $57,219 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$35,745
2010	$37,013
2011	$37,965
2012	$39,658
2013	$41,218
2014	$43,557
2015	$45,282
2016	$46,799
2017	$48,402
2018	$49,461
2019	$51,483
2020	$52,405
2021	$54,526
2022	$54,661
2023	$54,803
2024	$57,219

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$16,290
2001	$17,220
2002	$18,402
2003	$19,446
2004	$20,565
2005	$21,993
2006	$23,115
2007	$24,564
2008	$25,938
2013	$32,613
2014	$34,230
2015	$35,421
2016	$36,654
2017	$37,749
2018	$38,880
2019	$40,040
2020	$41,180
2021	$42,206
2022	$43,046
2023	$44,394

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

North Central College reports published tuition of $45,726 in this record. North Central College's $45,726 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

North Central College reports 2,428 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

64% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at North Central College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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64%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at North Central College has held near 64% from Fall 1994 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1994 cohort	60.9%
1995 cohort	68.2%
1996 cohort	65.4%
1997 cohort	66.3%
1998 cohort	62%
1999 cohort	62.7%
2000 cohort	58.9%
2001 cohort	65.7%
2002 cohort	62.8%
2003 cohort	65%
2004 cohort	68%
2005 cohort	63.7%
2006 cohort	67.6%
2007 cohort	63.9%
2008 cohort	62.9%
2009 cohort	67.2%
2010 cohort	68.7%
2011 cohort	68.8%
2012 cohort	67.9%
2013 cohort	69.2%
2014 cohort	66.5%
2015 cohort	64.4%
2016 cohort	63.3%
2017 cohort	71.1%
2018 cohort	64%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1994–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,500	$4,819
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,212	$3,793
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,968	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,944	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,944	$3,793
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,524	$3,793
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,000	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,389	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,879	$6,334
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,812	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,851	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,591	$6,205
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$5,858
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,500	$6,352
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$6,335
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,289	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,500	$5,625

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$51,762

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$55,116

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$60,123

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

North Central College admitted 3,554 of 4,596 applicants in Fall 2024. The 77.3% rate describes that application pool.

77.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $44,394 tuition · 2023–24 2,428 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1055–13101600

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Admissions

North Central College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For North Central College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 530–650 and Math was 525–660 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1055–1310 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	530	600	650
SAT Math	525	590	660
ACT Composite	24	27	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, North Central College received 4,596 applications and admitted 3,554 (77.3%), with 482 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

77.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	78.5%
Fall 2002	73.8%
Fall 2003	70.8%
Fall 2004	68.9%
Fall 2005	69.6%
Fall 2006	69.2%
Fall 2007	69.5%
Fall 2008	68.5%
Fall 2009	67.1%
Fall 2010	68.5%
Fall 2011	64.6%
Fall 2012	60.2%
Fall 2013	63.6%
Fall 2014	59.8%
Fall 2015	57.2%
Fall 2016	59.4%
Fall 2017	54.4%
Fall 2018	55.7%
Fall 2019	53.6%
Fall 2020	53.3%
Fall 2021	68.4%
Fall 2022	60.9%
Fall 2023	58.3%
Fall 2024	77.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1055–1310Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1010	1250
Fall 2002	1030	1250
Fall 2004	1050	1290
Fall 2005	1020	1280
Fall 2006	1050	1260
Fall 2007	1055	1320
Fall 2008	1030	1270
Fall 2009	950	1263
Fall 2010	970	1260
Fall 2011	1000	1250
Fall 2016	980	1170
Fall 2017	1063	1323
Fall 2018	853	1200
Fall 2019	1030	1260
Fall 2020	1050	1230
Fall 2021	1030	1230
Fall 2022	1020	1240
Fall 2023	1065	1280
Fall 2024	1055	1310

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	27
Fall 2002	22	27
Fall 2003	21	27
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	22	27
Fall 2006	22	27
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	22	27
Fall 2009	22	27
Fall 2010	22	27
Fall 2011	22	27
Fall 2012	22	27
Fall 2013	22	27
Fall 2014	22	27
Fall 2015	22	27
Fall 2016	22	27
Fall 2017	22	27
Fall 2018	21	26
Fall 2019	21	27
Fall 2020	21	28
Fall 2021	22	28
Fall 2022	22	28
Fall 2023	23	27
Fall 2024	24	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,428Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at North Central College rose from 1,986 (Fall 2002) to 2,428 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,986
Fall 2003	1,965
Fall 2004	1,937
Fall 2005	2,045
Fall 2006	2,136
Fall 2007	2,142
Fall 2008	2,302
Fall 2009	2,423
Fall 2010	2,506
Fall 2011	2,619
Fall 2012	2,662
Fall 2013	2,700
Fall 2014	2,685
Fall 2015	2,633
Fall 2016	2,626
Fall 2017	2,688
Fall 2018	2,641
Fall 2019	2,578
Fall 2020	2,453
Fall 2021	2,384
Fall 2022	2,304
Fall 2023	2,360
Fall 2024	2,428

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at North Central College has held near 77% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	76%
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	79%
Fall 2005 cohort	76%
Fall 2006 cohort	80%
Fall 2007 cohort	79%
Fall 2008 cohort	77%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	82%
Fall 2011 cohort	78%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	78%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	81%
Fall 2018 cohort	78%
Fall 2019 cohort	75%
Fall 2020 cohort	77%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	82%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about North Central College

Faculty pay at North Central College averages $108,900 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes North Central College as a primarily residential campus of 2,428 undergraduates — and 77.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

North Central College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1055–1310 — their midpoint is above the IL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on North Central College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How North Central College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

North Central College77.3%

Illinois median77%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

North Central College$45,726

Illinois median$31,360

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

North Central College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

North Central College$60,123

Illinois median$58,572

National median$53,781

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North Central College, Illinois and national reference values
Metric & basis	North Central College	Illinois median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	77.3%	77%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$45,726	$31,360	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$60,123	$58,572	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For North Central College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

North Central College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 21 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$105,350
Finance and Financial Management Services	$81,562
Economics	$80,494
Computer Science	$79,877
Accounting and Related Services	$78,125
Human Resources Management and Services	$71,555
Marketing	$71,123
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$68,750
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,992
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$60,573
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$60,018
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$57,424
Design and Applied Arts	$57,192
Sociology	$56,281
Psychology, General	$52,062
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$51,247
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$51,018
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$49,224
Music	$46,744
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$46,605
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$45,838

These 21 fields listed for North Central College measure earnings after completion. The $60,123 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 37 additional North Central College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does North Central College report?

North Central College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1055–1310 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is North Central College's acceptance rate?

77.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,554 admitted from 4,596 applicants.

How much does North Central College cost?

At North Central College, tuition is $45,726. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does North Central College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $60,123. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

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Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.